'Scarlet' shows off her big eyes to a potential adoptive family. The animal shelter was a hub of activity on Saturday, December 29, as workers readied adoptable dogs and cats for possible new owners.

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More than 60 adoptable pets currently fill the Tallahassee-Leon Community Animal Service Center's kennels. These animals include Ginger, a 5-year-old snow-white American Bulldog mix with a gentle disposition, and Kayla, a quiet, 3-year-old, black-and-white feline who loves to cuddle. Ginger and Kayla are just two of the 8,922 animals that the agency took in last year.

For Erika Leckington, director of the center, the animals that find a forever home make her job worthwhile. "You have to see it on a day-to-day basis," she said "You have to see them when they go home."